08 November 2010
Diyarbakir 6th High Criminal Court adjourned until a higher court will decide about defendants appeals to make their defense speeches in Kurdish.
Diyarbakir 6th High Criminal Court adjourned until a higher court will decide about defendants appeals to make their defense speeches in Kurdish.
The trial of 152 prominent Kurdish politicians continued today in Diyarbakir. The defendants including a dozen Kurdish mayors are standing trial for accusations of being a member of an illegal organization.
In todays session a Kurdish politician Selma Irmak started to read her 30-page defense in Kurdish. Her microphone was turned off immediately by Turkish judge.
As Kurdish politicians are insisting to make their defense in Kurdish the judge decided to send the appeal to a higher court. The court is adjourned until the 4th High Criminal Court's decision on the right to speak Kurdish in Turkish courts.
The 6th High Criminal court rejected the Kurdish politician's appeals for several times claiming that the defendants can speak Turkish.
The Kurdish politicians are saying that it's their natural right to speak in their mother language at the court.
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